Davichthys

Davichthys
Temporal range:
Specimen of D. gardneri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Elopidae
Genus: Davichthys
Forey, 1973
Species
  • D. dubius (Davis, 1887)
  • D. gardneri Forey, 1973
  • D. lacostei (Arambourg, 1954)

Davichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish related to modern ladyfish. It is known from the Late Cretaceous of southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. It is one of the earliest known elopids.